A lot of the foreign-made series I've found on Amazon Prime/Acorn TV seem somewhat stilted and downright boring. Subtitles don't bother me. Poor filming, outdated production values, the constant whining of violin music and such are what drive me nuts. I have started so many French, Italian, other European series-----crime/drama/romance------only to give up after the first 20 minutes of viewing. There are too many good series out there to waste time on the second rate ones.
Admittedly, having had several bad experiences of late, when trying to find something worth watching, I was a bit leery about starting up with "Balthazar." Would this turn out to be another one of those silly, unwatchable tritely dialogued cop dramas?
Well, guess what? I LOVE IT. Kind of reminds me of "Harrow" (Ioan Gruffudd). A lot of similarities. Practically clones. I love Harrow. With Balthazar, I Binge-watched the first season and cannot wait to see what Season 2 brings.
The plot lines, the mystery, the ingenious way things are solved (terrific writing!), the cast, the characters, the cinematography------it just sucks you in right from the very beginning. One of my favorite characters is Balthazar's dead wife. What a beauty. I can't stop staring at her; she's like a being from another planet, she's so perfectly gorgeous.
I guess that comes under the heading of Spoiler Alert. Maybe. "Lise." Sigh. She really does it for me. I can't wait for Balthazar to wreak revenge on the guy who killed her.
Admittedly, having had several bad experiences of late, when trying to find something worth watching, I was a bit leery about starting up with "Balthazar." Would this turn out to be another one of those silly, unwatchable tritely dialogued cop dramas?
Well, guess what? I LOVE IT. Kind of reminds me of "Harrow" (Ioan Gruffudd). A lot of similarities. Practically clones. I love Harrow. With Balthazar, I Binge-watched the first season and cannot wait to see what Season 2 brings.
The plot lines, the mystery, the ingenious way things are solved (terrific writing!), the cast, the characters, the cinematography------it just sucks you in right from the very beginning. One of my favorite characters is Balthazar's dead wife. What a beauty. I can't stop staring at her; she's like a being from another planet, she's so perfectly gorgeous.
I guess that comes under the heading of Spoiler Alert. Maybe. "Lise." Sigh. She really does it for me. I can't wait for Balthazar to wreak revenge on the guy who killed her.